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TET proteins regulate factors essential for normal antibody production

TET proteins regulate factors essential for normal antibody production

by La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyMutant B cells lacking TET2 and TET3 produce an overabundance of a class of antibody called IgM, whereas normal control B cells churned out more effective antibodie

TET proteins regulate factors essential for normal antibody production

by La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyMutant B cells lacking TET2 and TET3 produce an overabundance of a class of antibody called IgM, whereas normal control B cells churned out more effective antibodie
Study sheds light on pregnancy complications and overturns common belief

Study sheds light on pregnancy complications and overturns common belief

by Hospital for Special Surgery"Many doctors may be unnecessarily treating some pregnant women who have antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) with anticoagulants, such as expensive heparin inje

Study sheds light on pregnancy complications and overturns common belief

by Hospital for Special Surgery"Many doctors may be unnecessarily treating some pregnant women who have antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) with anticoagulants, such as expensive heparin inje
A mathematical model that predicts how severe hay fever season will be

A mathematical model that predicts how severe hay fever season will be

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn international team of researchers has developed a mathematical model for predicting how bad an upcoming hay fever season will be. In th

A mathematical model that predicts how severe hay fever season will be

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn international team of researchers has developed a mathematical model for predicting how bad an upcoming hay fever season will be. In th
COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition

COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition

by Magdalena Plebanski, Rhiane Moody,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can sometimes cause the immune system to mistakenly attack the

COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition

by Magdalena Plebanski, Rhiane Moody,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can sometimes cause the immune system to mistakenly attack the
Does alcohol consumption have an effect on arthritis?

Does alcohol consumption have an effect on arthritis?

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSeveral previous studies have demonstrated that moderate alcohol consumption is linked with less severe disease and better quality of life in patients with rheuma

Does alcohol consumption have an effect on arthritis?

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSeveral previous studies have demonstrated that moderate alcohol consumption is linked with less severe disease and better quality of life in patients with rheuma
What do you know about rheumatic diseases?

What do you know about rheumatic diseases?

by Laurel Kelly, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainSeptember is Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about four common rheumatic diseases: Ankylosing

What do you know about rheumatic diseases?

by Laurel Kelly, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainSeptember is Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about four common rheumatic diseases: Ankylosing
COVID-19 mutations and their links to excessive immune responses

COVID-19 mutations and their links to excessive immune responses

by King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySchematic representation summarizing the main findings. The KR mutant SARS-CoV-2 infected patients display high magnitude of immune response.

COVID-19 mutations and their links to excessive immune responses

by King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySchematic representation summarizing the main findings. The KR mutant SARS-CoV-2 infected patients display high magnitude of immune response.
Women with lupus seem at higher risk for hip fractures

Women with lupus seem at higher risk for hip fractures

by Kathleen Doheny, Healthday ReporterStudy followed nearly 15,000 patients for 6 years.(HealthDay)—Women with lupus—the autoimmune disease that can damage skin, joints and organs—also are at higher r

Women with lupus seem at higher risk for hip fractures

by Kathleen Doheny, Healthday ReporterStudy followed nearly 15,000 patients for 6 years.(HealthDay)—Women with lupus—the autoimmune disease that can damage skin, joints and organs—also are at higher r
Gender, high DAS28-P index predictive of pain in early RA

Gender, high DAS28-P index predictive of pain in early RA

(HealthDay) -- For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), female gender and having a high proportion of disease activity score (DAS28) attributable to patient-reported components (joint tenderness a

Gender, high DAS28-P index predictive of pain in early RA

(HealthDay) -- For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), female gender and having a high proportion of disease activity score (DAS28) attributable to patient-reported components (joint tenderness a
Immune cells monitor blood platelet maturation in bone marrow, researchers discover

Immune cells monitor blood platelet maturation in bone marrow, researchers discover

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichTissue homeostasis: plasmacytoid dendritic cells monitor bone marrow, initiating on-demand megakaryocyte formation. Uniform distribution of megakaryocytes

Immune cells monitor blood platelet maturation in bone marrow, researchers discover

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichTissue homeostasis: plasmacytoid dendritic cells monitor bone marrow, initiating on-demand megakaryocyte formation. Uniform distribution of megakaryocytes
Factors examined for time to first therapy for biologic DMARD in RA

Factors examined for time to first therapy for biologic DMARD in RA

(HealthDay)—For older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is considerable variation in time to receipt of first biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) after prescription of t

Factors examined for time to first therapy for biologic DMARD in RA

(HealthDay)—For older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is considerable variation in time to receipt of first biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) after prescription of t
How the body's immune response to bacterial infections could cause detrimental inflammation

How the body's immune response to bacterial infections could cause detrimental inflammation

byNanyang Technological UniversityA. Representative images of A549-ASC-GFP-NLRP1 (upper panel) or ZAKɑ KO A549-ASCGFP-NLRP1 (lower panel) reporter cells Images of GFP and DAPI fluorescence were

How the body's immune response to bacterial infections could cause detrimental inflammation

byNanyang Technological UniversityA. Representative images of A549-ASC-GFP-NLRP1 (upper panel) or ZAKɑ KO A549-ASCGFP-NLRP1 (lower panel) reporter cells Images of GFP and DAPI fluorescence were